Foot-rest for vehicles.



PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907, W. H. KEYES.

FOOT REST FOR VEHICLES.

APPLIoAnoN FILED HEFT. 14. 190s.

Tl-EF1.

l easilyf'adjusted .to a greaty variety of posi- To all'rwhom 'it-may concern:

g justin `provid), a simple and ieATENr OFFICE.

WILLIAM 'H. KEYES, OF CHICAGO,'ILLINOI S.

FooT-Rns'r FOR VEHICLES.-

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed September 14.1906. Serial NO- 3341639;

Beitvknown that I, WILLIAM H. KEYES, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and lState of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Foot-R ests for Vehicles,

of which the following is a specification;

.My invention relates to foot-rests for vehicles and its chief 'objects are to provide a l0.

removable .foot-rest that can be readily folded into a smallA compass when notin use; to produce a device that can be readily and tions to suit variations in the stature 'of passengers; to furnish means for readily adorthe device toform a seat; and to the purpose specified.

It isa matter of common observation that the' seat-'s of the majority of passenger ve- -hicls of every variety afford a comfortable -position for only a limited number of persons carried. As they are constructed for the average person those who vary from that standard suffer more or less inconvenience in lkeeping their position'upon the .ordinary yehicle seat.' This holds true especially in certain classes of vehicles such as vautomobiles and passenger coaches, to both of ywhich applicable.

my improved device is especially In many cases the seats are deep from front to rearand are frequently made'so high thateven the average person Ais.uncorrifortable when occupying one lof them. I Vehicles of this class usually move at a high rate of speed and the occupants are forced to greater exertions to keep their seats properlyand i'n addition the habitually long journeys to' which these vehicles are adapted are fatiguing to the passenger that is not provided with a seat prope'rly adapted to his stature.- A convenient foot-rest will -give 'ease and comfort by affording a stable seat.

` before stated by the use ofthe device illus-- 1 trated in the accompanying drawing which A I overcome' these disadvantages and reach the results hereinforms a part ofv this specification and in v Figure 1 is a view of an automobile body vehicle body being broken away toshow thc.

..relative position of the device; Fig. 2 is a pianview of my invention, a portion being durable apparatus for the rear members.

Referrin@r to the drawing, the numeral 7 indicates tthe side pieces of a rectangular frame composed of angle pieces, joined 1n front by 'a yertically isposed plate 8 and held together at the rear by a connecting bar 9. The plate 8 and the bar 9 are joined in the median line by a double-angled piece 7, dividing the 'frame into two equal portions or sections. The 'side pieces and the central piece 7 are so disposed that their flanges 10 are Iin a horizontal position and serve to su port the ends of comparatively thin boar s 11, 11", 11b, 12,13, which are placed edge to edge and are adapted to lie fiat upon said flanges Within 'the frame when not in use, in which position they are protected by the sides and ends of .the frame.

l prefer to employ five board's for each section ofthe frame, although this number may be varied' to suit different sizes of vehicles.

The .boards `11., 11, and 11b, are flexibly joined to eachother by plate hinges 14 which permit a free movement of-tlie boards upon each other in either direction.. 'lhe flanges 10 are-furnished on their u )per sin' faces with ratchet teeth 10 whici extend substantially half the length ol the side .ieces and areadapted to be engaged by the ree edge of the board 12 which is beveled for that purpose. The first board 11 is hinged to the' side .pieces 7 and to the middle piece 7by'pintles 16 and 17 respectively. The boards 11", 12 .and 13 are coxmected'in the manner shown by hinges ,1S 'which have three leaves 19 each of said leaves being secured to the contiguous margin of one of' the said boards in any suitable manner as shown inf Fig. 6. ln order to provide means for rigidly sr-xcuring the boards 1' 2 and 13 in the same plane their edges are provi ledwith notches'20 in which are mounted slide bolts 21 and a socket catch 22 secured to the boards 12 and 13 respectively.' Vlien the said bolt is withdrawn from its socket the` board 13 may take the position shown by the de tted lines in Fig. 6. In order lo render the rio device su'ieiently stable when adjusted to l Having thus desemV the position oie seat as seen in Fig. 3, a, hook 23 is mounted in e notch 24 in the plate V the margin of the and is adepted'to engage boardfll.

In usin the asseinled nienhers is placed upon the floor of the vehicle inline datei) in front of the seat, Where the boards will lie flat when lOrnot in use, thus being entirely out of the Way. In this positionlthe zrppiiinco will afford a protection for the ioorj'bl-,f adding stren th thereto and when applied to en a1itomo ilevthe frame can he readily slid for- `,1:5 Werd or backward to give eeeess to the transmission, or the appliance can he removedV altogether. When in plaise,- whetherl folded or in any adjusted position the iioor covering commonly used can be piaceri above it the only change required being' that the 'met or carpet would necesserilgf he divided to corres ond in number to the seotions It lwill .e obvious rthat the vseveral members may be placed in a. greatvzirietv of positions to suit special circumstances and either section may be used entirelgv i'ndependently of theA other. n '.l'hus diii'eient ad- ]ustments may he made siniultaneusl'yor one 'side maybe arranged es e seat While the other 'section is utilized as e foot-rest. )r-

dnariljy' when .the adjustment is made toxthe desired height the edge T5 of the member 12 will automatically engage the ratchet teeth lOand thus hold the boards firmly in the desired position,

.It is obvious that manyl changes may he made in the devices of-1'n3y invention as here in' developed 'Without departing from lthe s irit and soo e thereof and l do not Wish',

v4o t erefore, to e limited to the preciso oon-V struction set forth.l

the device the freine containing` il 'any invention what l claim 152- l. A foot-rest eonsisti v freine, a plural of et us inountedon. said fre-ine end su allel serios, each series oon 1 iront board hinged on the lreine, e nienifocix h egiehitn 'lirm'it :2rd, and inea-ns on'snid freine for lmfing ie rear boerd of each series i its adjusted s 2. A foot-mist consisting;l ot' :2. rectangular trame, u plurality oi adjust niemhvrs mounted on said {1mi-ne i ztllel series, each series composed of 'a ti-ont hoard hinged on the frame :ind compleineu-v tary4 boards hingedlv othertund with th fr said freine for holding' ii i' series in its adjusted pos.. .oi oeking` two rif-seid homme plane.

3.015; loot-rest eonsistingoi' seiitengular freine, e iixed vertical in' nhoz' secured to said freine, 'zi p-uraitjf o? edjusdh v I I i' 1 ai oem ol' eeen mid ine-uns for l position.A

In t-esti'nionj,A whereof I olib: nu," signature,

in presence of two witnessee.

filitnessee: Y Y

Mrs n". ii. Emre-N,

F. BENJAMM.

id arranged in perill QU ill B103 mein-- bers-niounled on seid ironie and arranged in v 

